Minister for Education (Singapore)

Education Minister(s) of the Republic of Singapore
Incumbent Ng Chee Meng (Schools) Ong Ye Kung (Higher Education and Skills) since 1 October 2015
Inaugural holder	Yong Nyuk Lin
Formation	3 June 1959
Website	www.moe.gov.sg

The Minister for Education is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore and heads the Ministry of Education. The position is currently held by two acting ministers, Ng Chee Meng (Schools) and Ong Ye Kung (Higher Education and Skills).

With the expanding scope of education in Singapore and the implementation of SkillsFuture in 2016, the Ministry of Education is now helmed by two ministers – one minister (Schools) overseeing pre-school, primary, secondary, and junior college education; and another minister (Higher Education and Skills) overseeing the ITE, polytechnics, universities and SkillsFuture.